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Lord Markham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 April 2025

Debate

Electrocardiogram Screening

Contribution

My Lords, I took part in a parliamentary rugby game with the noble Lord, Lord Addington, at Twickenham a couple of weeks ago, where, unfortunately, one of our players collapsed on the pitch with a heart attack. He would not be with us today if there were not someone who was able to use a defibrillator to bring him back around. When I was Health Minister, I saw some very low-cost portable defibrillators —under £100—which I think we should be looking to put in place, with training, in all our sports facilities. I would welcome the Minister’s comments on that.

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